Wisconsin has had a long love affair with the cranberry. The round, red berry is one of just three fruits native to North America (along with Concord grapes and blueberries). Native Americans enjoyed cranberries fresh from Wisconsin’s river marshes.

Wisconsin bike trails are legendary, as is the state’s reputation for quality dairy products. Here are a half-dozen of our best bike trails coupled with cheese shops and dairy bars sure to please your pedalin’ palette.

In Latin, chocolate’s name - theobroma cacao - means “food of the gods.” The gods surely have smiled on Wisconsin where candy lovers can find some of the best chocolate in the Midwest. Here’s an assortment of some of the Badger state’s best.

A century ago, cooking classes were more a matter of necessity than entertainment. Today, recipes, diets and cravings spin in other directions, and cooking classes again are in high demand. Dozens of culinary classes, throughout Wisconsin, detail the art and the science of food preparation.

While the mega-breweries that once made Wisconsin famous have largely disappeared, they’ve been replaced by innovative craft brewers who’ve put the state squarely back in the center of the beer universe.